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This study focuses on identifying promising areas for cross-cutting Internet of Things (IoT) activities and their corresponding business models. It also analyses market and technology related success factors and barriers, as well as the social impact of IoT. Finally, a set of policy recommendations based on the study findings are included with the aim of supporting the European Commission in fostering the growth of IoT in Europe.

Today the European Commission has published the drafts of the revised SMP (Significant Market Power) Guidelines and its accompanying Explanatory Note. Both documents were sent to the Body of Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) for its opinion, with a view to adopt the Guidelines early in the second quarter of this year.

The European Commission has launched a study to highlight areas where further work will be necessary in the short term to fill DSM gaps and to identify future Commission actions that would bring the highest impact in economic and social terms. The study will feed into the analysis of the economic, technological and social dimensions of disrupting digital developments, and the identification of strategies to manage this transformation and maximise its benefits for Europe.

The Governmental Day Workshop is an initiative that aims at providing an interactive platform for broadband stakeholders in the EU with a strong focus on addressing and tackling the challenges of broadband deployment that occur for public, local and regional authorities.

The mid-term evaluation of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) was published today. It assesses CEF’s overall performance in light of its general and sectoral objectives three and a half years into its implementation. According to this evaluation, CEF-supported interventions have so far contributed to the Commission’s priorities with regard to jobs, growth and investment, the internal market, Energy Union and climate, and the Digital Single Market, and have thus strengthened the EU's competitiveness

This conference will stimulate dialogue in the area of Demographic Change by bringing together stakeholders including national policy makers, funders, scientists, health care professionals, industry representatives and NGO’s.

Since 1991, MEDIA has provided support to strengthen Europe’s audiovisual sector, including the film, TV and videogames industries, so that it can creatively convey the breadth of Europe’s rich cultural diversity to audiences around the world.

The 68th edition of Berlinale will feature some of the current best European and international films, including 18 EU supported films via the Creative Europe MEDIA programme. An edition of the European Film Forum will also be held alongside the festival on 19 February. The Forum will focus on "The future of MEDIA: connecting Europeans through films".